tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post5057582259831186491..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Briefly Noted: OIG Delay Is Good Newsmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-77497144050778694842019-08-20T20:15:40.450-05:002019-08-20T20:15:40.450-05:00Earlier today you claimed "a single low level...Earlier today you claimed "a single low level indictment" would suffice to bring forth "a flood of whistleblowers." Now it'll require "clear evidence that Barr is not a Manchurian AG" to bring forth the whistleblowers? How does one prove that negative? And suppose that Barr is a Manchurian AG--if so, wouldn't it make sense to do some "low level mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74477487735460046902019-08-20T19:57:25.447-05:002019-08-20T19:57:25.447-05:00Sources and methods.
MI6 relayed to Brennan secon...Sources and methods.<br /><br />MI6 relayed to Brennan second-hand alleged intelligence information from a high level spy within the Russian Government that purported to incriminate Trump as the object of a sexual blackmail plot executed by the SVR. This lead proved to be as bogus as everything else and all the IC culprits involved in this debacle are hiding behind "sources and methods"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9805731921643056782019-08-20T18:54:05.906-05:002019-08-20T18:54:05.906-05:00Mike,
At this point I'm more concerned about ...Mike,<br /><br />At this point I'm more concerned about my freedoms being eroded by my own "government" than I am the Russians. <br /><br />I'll take a pass on their cybersecurity document. They mention that "Americans engage in healthy debate on any number of topics."<br /><br />Debate the wrong topic or hold the "wrong" view and you'll get a secret Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-52311033845797583412019-08-20T18:25:56.696-05:002019-08-20T18:25:56.696-05:00Gotcha--other information (evidence alleged) inclu...Gotcha--other information (evidence alleged) included in the warrant app that are a willful intent to deceive--a fraud--and are under the blacked-out redactions. Let's hope Nunes is correct in his characterization such that it advances the prosecutions...Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-32731363965915654762019-08-20T17:36:23.189-05:002019-08-20T17:36:23.189-05:00You've misunderstood what Nunes is talking abo...You've misunderstood what Nunes is talking about. What Nunes seems to be saying--it seems clear enough to me--is that in the process of obtaining the FISA warrants the FBI/DoJ included material in the application in addition to the "dossier" nonsense. Nunes says this material is "really bad," even as compared to the fraudulent "dossier" material. Obviously, mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-65744965651898741072019-08-20T17:15:22.266-05:002019-08-20T17:15:22.266-05:00"Nunes has indicated that there's somethi..."Nunes has indicated that there's something else besides the "dossier" (Steele?) behind the FISA fraud"<br /><br />How about political espionage, using fraudulent FISA warrants and the Two Hop rule to surveil any politician (or group in toto), using an 2012 arrangement (memoramdum of understanding) and four FBI contractors given permanent access to NSA databases. <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80367144847666554382019-08-20T15:31:20.634-05:002019-08-20T15:31:20.634-05:00I guess we would've considered it wildly far f...I guess we would've considered it wildly far fetched--until the last few years--that the CIA/FBI/DoJ would suddenly reveal themselves as an alphabet soup Deep State trying to convince the American public that a celebrity real estate magnate and reality TV star was actually Putin's puppet. And that they should succeed with a wide swath of the public, helped by the prestige news outlets.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-81192966803559430552019-08-20T15:05:32.343-05:002019-08-20T15:05:32.343-05:00But Nunes seems to be saying it goes beyond that.But Nunes seems to be saying it goes beyond that.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-58386186561653175562019-08-20T14:57:52.376-05:002019-08-20T14:57:52.376-05:00Here, I'll speculate on what Nunes can't r...Here, I'll speculate on what Nunes can't reveal... Someone who signed off on the FISA application knew they were using false/fabricated/fictions arising from Steele (or something else? in the app), not merely (the non-disclosure) that Steele might have been tainted by a partisan agenda based on Fusion/DNC/Clinton paymaster. Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-55605337558373034152019-08-20T14:46:29.341-05:002019-08-20T14:46:29.341-05:00In June 2019, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastruct...In June 2019, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published a pamphlet titled <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0717_cisa_the-war-on-pineapple-understanding-foreign-interference-in-5-steps.pdf" rel="nofollow">The War on Pineapple: Understanding Foreign Interference in 5 Steps</a>.<br /><br />This official pamphlet illustrates the Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-59065869129082640962019-08-20T14:42:35.567-05:002019-08-20T14:42:35.567-05:00Re the Skripal poisoning, since it took place on U...Re the Skripal poisoning, since it took place on UK soil, Durham will need to pass on that. I mean, he could take note of it, but it's probably beyond anything he can do.<br /><br />However, re the more specific question of what could have motivated the persons who have already testified to come back and ask to be re-interviewed, that's rather intriguing.<br /><br />The simple explanationmark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-20849298112292845872019-08-20T13:25:35.392-05:002019-08-20T13:25:35.392-05:00More great points, and one more reason a tiny bit ...More great points, and one more reason a tiny bit of faith has crept up in me recently. No small achievement, that.Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-4823720361624182912019-08-20T13:12:03.417-05:002019-08-20T13:12:03.417-05:00I'll make a wild guess.
Somebody figured out...I'll make a wild guess. <br /><br />Somebody figured out that Durham, by questioning Steele, might have discovered Skripal's involvement in the concoction of the Dossier.<br /><br />Such a "somebody" might be an official (or several officials?) in the US Intelligence Community. <br /><br />If the poisoning of Skripal does turn out to be a part of this scandal, then Durham might Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-8133868121860929892019-08-20T12:11:10.735-05:002019-08-20T12:11:10.735-05:00Brad, there's another factor that I mentioned ...Brad, there's another factor that I mentioned last night. Trump himself has a say in how this all goes down. If, for example, he insisted on specific declassifications, it would happen. If he delays those declassifications based on Barr's prosecutorial judgment, that's Trump's decision. Timing is very much Trump's forte.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-37307463098517742622019-08-20T12:04:39.268-05:002019-08-20T12:04:39.268-05:00I couldn't agree more, both with the post and ...I couldn't agree more, both with the post and this response. First, while I'm sure we all agree a very real and important clock is indeed ticking, another month or two delay is not going to cross any threshold of "too late." Second, I take a backseat to no one in my cynicism of and low regard for our system of justice as generally applied to swamp creatures, but I can only see Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43064702871268810762019-08-20T11:49:38.563-05:002019-08-20T11:49:38.563-05:00To emphasize, "a single low level indictment&...To emphasize, "a single low level indictment" will impress nobody. Unknown himself will be the first to decry that Barr is letting the big fish off.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-45962145270433114742019-08-20T11:24:09.259-05:002019-08-20T11:24:09.259-05:00By now I think I could write your comments for you...By now I think I could write your comments for you. I find your endlessly recycled comment utterly unpersuasive. If--and I say IF--the Barr/Durham lacks for "whistleblowers" at this point, "a single low level indictment" will NOT unleash "a flood of whistle-blowers." If witnesses haven't come forward voluntarily by this point they would require, not a "low mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46017231015652431582019-08-20T11:07:52.220-05:002019-08-20T11:07:52.220-05:00You can't delay indefinitely just because the ...You can't delay indefinitely just because the vastness of the criminality is overwhelmingly huge. If you delay too long, the window of opportunity closes next September, and there is a significant risk that a new Democrat Administration will kill the investigations. Rather, even a single low level indictment happening soon will unleash a flood of whistle-blowers that have been waiting in the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.com